Pediatric Heart Failure Guidelines
Preface
These guidelines are the work of the Heart Function, Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) &
Transplant Program team members, whose collective experience over the years and from
different centers around the world have been brought together in this document. The evidence
base for these guidelines was researched by physicians, nurse practitioners and nurse
coordinators who subsequently presented to the entire team for discussion and made into this
document.
While guidelines are important in standardizing care they are only a guide to patient
management and are not a substitute for discussing patient care with colleagues or obtaining
further advice when necessary.
While every effort has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in these
guidelines, the authors cannot guarantee the information provided on this site or its links.
It must also be made clear that if the information is used by those outside Children’s Medical
Center, Dallas or UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas it is entirely at the risk of the user.
July 31, 2018
Further Reading: ISHLT Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Heart Failure
Editors Richard Kirk, Anne I Dipchand and David N Rosenthal
Volume 8. UAB Printing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama. Available
through ISHLT or as an eBook
Updated 7/31/2018 page 3